Trichy: A convicted prisoner and two remanded accused were booked on Monday for possessing and smuggling 10 grams of ganja inside Trichy central prison. The contraband was discovered when prison authorities conducted a search among inmates on Sunday evening.
Details of the Incident
The convict, identified as A Muniyappan, 27, from Karur district, was working in the prison’s poultry farm. During an inquiry, he confessed that a visitor had given him the ganja and instructed him to hand it over to two other inmates: K Suriya Prakash, 21, from Dindigul district, and K Sameer Ahamed, 22, from Trichy. Both were recently remanded in a drug possession case.
Legal Action
Based on a complaint from prison officials, K K Nagar police registered a case and are investigating the matter further. The accused have been booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
The incident highlights ongoing concerns about contraband smuggling within correctional facilities. Authorities are expected to tighten security measures to prevent such occurrences in the future.
